Harlow an Intimate Biography [Paperback]

Irving Shulman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1964

From the back cover: Harlow: the long-supressed, true story of the platinum-haired love goddess who may have been the inspiration for "The Carpetbaggers" but whose real life was more sensational than any novelist could imagine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Dell Publishing; Second printing edition (1964)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000O8O8X8
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trashed Platinum Venus, June 7, 2002

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Pajamazon (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harlow (The Lively Arts Series from Mercury House) (Paperback)

Ugh!! Along with Shulman's "Valentino," one of the worst movie star biographies I've ever read. Harlow is reduced to a breast-bearing harpie, not to mention poor Paul Bern, whose reputation is utterly trashed. Written as though the writer were present for every intimate moment of Harlow's life, it offers no reliable information. I cannot believe this was the story of Harlow's agent, Arthur Landau. Avoid this hysterical trash and read David Stenn's "Bombshell" instead, a more balanced and sane look at Harlow.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SEXPLOITATION TRASH, September 11, 2009

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C. Chandler "baseball doctor" (Whitesboro, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harlow an Intimate Biography (Paperback)

.....This book should have been put in the fiction section because Shulman never talked to anyone who actually knew Jean Harlow except for her agent who was complicit in this farce. Harlow's 87 year old father sued the publisher for 3 million dollars but they settled out of court for a lesser sum because of his advanced age.

.....This book trashes the memory of one of Hollywoods most beloved stars and is not worthy of consideration.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash, August 19, 2008

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B. Corp "Silent Star Fan" (Joliet, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harlow: An Intimate Biography (Lively Arts) (Paperback)

This was an unbeilivable piece of trash written by a man who didn't give a care about those who loved Jean (her father and Bill Powell, just to name a few) and were terribly hurt by the lies. Shulman didn't do his research (he even spelled her dad's last name incorrectly) or ignored it to make a fast buck. I can't believe that it has been reissued.

I wish that I would have saved the two Photoplay magazines that came out that year, it gave dozens of interviews with Jean's friends and family completly refuting the garbage that he wrote. For the real Jean, read Eve Golden's book. Collen Moore and Myrna Loy had good chapters on Jean in their biographies. I haven't found one book that supports Shulman's lies, he (Mr Shulman) even had Jean living in a "trashy" house.A house in Beverly Hills???????? Give me a break!